History In An Hour

Age Range: 4-Adult (Grades 9-adult, children with parental supervision)

If you are looking for brief, accurate, and well-researched history accounts, then this website run by series editor and author Rupert Colley might just be the ticket. The site’s tag-line, “History for busy people” sums up the premise of this website’s purpose.

While the articles are written as blog posts, the search engine at the top of the page makes it easier to refine your search. You can also browse articles by the following topics found in the upper menu under “Blog”:

All

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American History

Black History

Book Reviews

Classical History

Cold War

Historical Writing

Historiography

History of Medicine

Inter-war Years

Ireland

Islam

Interviews with Historians

Medieval History

Nazi Germany

Royal History

Stuart Britain

Soviet Union/Russia

Tudors and Reformation

Victorian History

Women in History

World War II

World War I

Because the articles are quick reads and information is presented in an interesting way in bite size pieces, this is a good place for those with little time or who otherwise would moan over the thought of learning history. Most of the stories have accompanying images to enhance the story. While not your typical education resource, this website does a good job of keeping the readers’ attention and good place to go for those reluctant history students.